Job Description :
Software Performance Test Lead
Location: Cincinnati, OH
Duration: 6 Months
Job Description:
Software QA Engineers test code at the user level, both manually and with automated tools. Our SQA Engineers are not pure black box testers; they are more grey box, able to understand software internals, debug problems using log files, and write automated tests with Perl/Java scripts and/or user-level automated tools.
SQA Engineers work with Software Development Engineers to understand features and technical implementation.
SQA Engineers should also work with groups such as Product Management, User Experience Design, and Customer Support to understand customer usage models and develop test plans and suites that approximate real-world environments and regression tests and driving the software development process toward quality-centric methodologies.
Qualifications:
- BS in Computer Science or equivalent combination of technical education and work experience
- 5+ years of QA experience
- Strong track record of shipping high quality desktop and/or mobile client applications
- Experience with Black box, Gray box, and White box testing
- Strong debugging skills
- Strong knowledge of QA methodology and tools
- Ability to understand technical specifications and analyze log files
- Shows creativity and initiative to improve product test coverage and effectiveness
- Strong organizational skills, tracking multiple test executions simultaneously and able to synthesize the results
- Comfortable communicating cross-functionally and across management levels in formal and informal settings
Responsibilities:
- Applies knowledge of performance testing principles, practices and procedures to uncover application bottlenecks and facilitate resolution with development teams
- Applies performance engineering/tuning to improve overall application performance
- Research industry trends and technologies, and promote adoption of best-in-class tools, technology and processes
- Able to work with business to define Performance NFRs and baselines
- Understands test data requirements and takes steps to build data-driven scenarios
- Demonstrate innovative thinking and strong problem-solving skills to develop solutions for complex issues
- Collaborates with developers, DBAs, and infra teams to help resolve performance issues
- Work with development to help optimize the performance and scalability of new features
- Present relevant, clear data and metrics to various audiences – technical and non-technical
- Provide mentoring on best practices in code and infrastructure optimization, monitoring and proactive issue mitigation
- Provide recommendations on performance testing including scenarios, volumes and approach
- Plan, lead and implement successful performance testing for multiple projects
- Define performance testing strategy and timelines for large programs
- Lead a team of performance engineers both onshore and offshore
- Contribute to feature requirements and ability to work in an agile methodology as a shared service
Requirements:
- In depth knowledge of performance testing, tools and processes
- Ability to operate in a fast-paced, constantly-changing working environment
- Excellent communication skills
- Excellent knowledge of test concepts and methodologies
- Experience with software delivery project management
- Experience in understanding and practicing build management and continuous integration
- Strong analytical problem solving and decision-making skills
- Ability to explain complex technical issues
- Ability to quickly grasp high level business goals, derive requirements, and create effective testing strategies
- Ability to write and understand complex SQL queries
- Ability to fluidly change context and priorities based on changing business needs
- You''re self-motivated with a can-do attitude
- Agile software development experience a plus
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree in computer science, information systems, or related field
- 2+ years of experience as a performance test lead working with multiple projects and leading a team of performance engineers
- 5+ years of experience as a performance test engineer working with tools such as HP Performance Center (LoadRunner)